Kafir-corn header and loader.



M. S. & J. A. BROWN.

KAFIB. 001m HEADER AND LOADBB.

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M. S. & J; A.-BROWN.

KAFIR CORN HEADER AND LOADER.

' APPLICATION FILED 110v. '27, 1911.

' Patented Mar. 4, 1913. 4 SHEETS-$11213 2.

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UNITED TE ATENT OFFICE}? MARION s. BROWN AND JOHN A. B OWN, OF-FOR'JE scew'r, KANSAS."

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Be it known that we. Mwtnox F BROWN and Jonx liuowx'. residing at Fort Scott,

in the county of Bombou and State of Kansas. have invented a new and Improved Kalir-(orn Header and Loader. of which the following is'a specification. p

-'l'ltis invention relates to that class of Kalir corn heading or topping machines adapted for being used in conjunction With an ordinary farm wagon and primarily has for its object to provide a machine of the character stated of an economical and stable construction that can be readily applied to the side of a farm wagon, for cutting. gathering. elevating and discharging the cut heads or. tops into the wagon.

With ther objects in view our invention embodies an nnproved means tor atlpistably shifting the mechanism for cutting oil the ittlh o'ltairn of different sizes.

Our invention also comprehends an .improved means for bringing the' corn tops in proper position for being engaged by gatheriug and conveying devices, and for holding the longer tops out ofthepath of the cut tops.

In its inore complete na ure. our invention includes an improved means tor gath-- ering'the heads or tops from the cutting mechanism and delivering the sainejnte the line 33 of Fig. 2. on an enlarged scale, the

cutting mechanism, part of the gathering means and the adjustable mounting for such parts. the said mounting being shown in elevation.- Fig. 4, is a plan view of the cutting mechanism, Fig. 5, is a longitudinal section thereof on the line on' Fig. 4. Fig. 6, is a detailperspective view of the fixedly held sickle bar. Fig.7, is a transverse section taken on the line T -Ten Fig. 4. Fig. 8, is adetail vertical section on the line 8'8 on Fig. 3, parts being omit- Specification of Letters Patent.

on the line ]2-12 on Fig. 10. IFigLl3.

and taken on the line .)-'-9 of said figure.

Fig. 10. is a vertical elevation-of the frame elevating or adjusting mechanism. looking at the innerside ot' the same. see arrow line l -ltl of Fig. '3. "Fig. It. is 21 detail view that illustrates the coi'iperative arrangement of the initial and secondary corn top bender devices hereinafter -;-eciticall v referred to. Fig. 12. is a detailjcross section detail. horizontal section on the line 13-13 on Fig. i Figs. H. and 1'5. are detail views. (it the lirst and second bender deviceshere-- made last to the side of the wagon. near the bottom thereon and the said casting includes a central vertical guide member 5 having overlapping ule ianges BTW-in which the 'l'lltlltt supporting bat; tit, is held to slide verticall v. the said bar having sideilangcs titl for engaging the side grooves l'i 'ii ol the guide ni'eml-t'er (35. see Fig. 9. For at-liusting delivering mechanism tov suitcorn ot' diil'ercut heights. we emplov a foot lever QR mounted on the front etulot' the wagon and provided with the usual rack and pawl. de vices 2$)'29.

2t; denotes a. bell crank lever mounted on tle frame 18 with which connects a reach Patented Mar. 4, 1913. Application filed November 27, 1911. Serial N0.662,503 I the bar on to set thecutting. gathering and hat-2T that joins with the lever 28. and a v link it) that is pivotally connected to the lower end of the sliding 'bar tit). as'is best" shown bv Fig. 10. from which it willbe apparent that by shitting the font lever "ZSL" in the direction de'.-:ired. the bar t'itimavbe raised or lowered a. bring the cutting mechanism to ditl'erent horizental planes. as ii-idi cated by the brolteti lines .ri on Fig. it").

The cutting mechanism. best shown in Figs. 4. (3 and T. comprises a bracket arm having a leg 49 that bolts to ii-"-' ::ltl-

binedadjusting and gipporting bar =-l' and whose front edge is provided with the stan 'tn' narv cutting. lingers lb.- '1 he upper lilt't? of the bar lit has a longitudinal recess l8 in which plays the sickle bar 47 that carries the movable cutters 47 which are held down in proper-cooperative engagement with the stationary cutter bar 48 by the overhanging brackets 39, bolted to the said stationary bar 48, a s is best shown in Fig. 7. For guiding the'heads to the cutters and .for supporting the out heads, said cutting mechanism includes a series of central parallel and forwardly disposed fingers 116 and side guards 41 that divergingly extend forwardly and downwardly, see Figs. 1 and 15 to act as gatherers and to bunch the corn tops as they approach the cutters and to further provide for bending the tops over and holding them from being engaged by the conveyer mechanism, presently referred to, an arched cross rod 42 issecured to the arms 4:1, it being clear from the drawing that by inclining the .arms 41 downwardly, as shown and stated, thebender rod 42 is in a plane low enough to bend thecorn tops in such mannet that the stalks will be fed directly between the cutting teeth.

:To provide for taking care of extra high stalks'and to keep the tops thereof from being beaten by the conveyer blades, presently'referred to, an. auxiliary bender 43,in the nature of a rod, secured to and projected from the side of the wagon, is provided, and thesaid bender 4:3 is located in advance of and in a higher plane than the bender 42, see lFi 10. x

, It wlll be noticed, by referring to Figs. 1 and 11 of the drawings, that the grain stalks growto variable heights, therefore the bend-v ers are so situated that heads grown up to the certain standard, to which the machine is primarily adjusted, will pass under the .benders to the cutting mechanism standihg erect, but as the machine approaches heads taller than the standard height for which the machine is adjusted, the said taller heads or stalks are drawn down by the bender 43 to prevent them from being beaten by the blades of the wheel 4 until they shall have been drawn down by the second ary bender 42, it being also evident from the drawing, that the heads will rise from under the bender 42 into the cutting mechanism where they will be cut nearer to a standard length from the top. The bendcrs more standard length as the seed or heads 42-43 therefore perform a double function, namely,-first, to'prevent the grain from being beaten by the blade 45 and secondly that the grain, heads may reach the cutting mechanism so that they will be cut to a of corn must be cut close up, so as to leave as lttle stalk as possible on the heads or see The shiftable supporting bar 66 has an upper and a lower apertured bracket bearing 6'6 on its front face,in which is journaled a shaft '7 provided with a crank .cated by (58.

shaped rim 40 with the incline or dip inat the lower end and a bevel pinion 10 at the upper end that meshes with a drive gear rim 9 on the sprocket drive wheel 11 keyed on a sleeve 13 that is mounted and rotatable upon a. stationary shaft 12 sccured to and projected outwardly from the upper end of the bar 66. A sprocket chain 15 takes over the wheel 11 and'over a sprocket wheel 16 mounted on the rear wheel, it being understood that in practice, chain 15 has sufficient slack to compensate for the rise and fall of the wheel 11 with the bar (36.

3 designates a substantially semi-circular trough, composed of the sides 30-30 and end 31. The lower end of the said trough extends down under the bar 4-8 and its sides 303() extend diverginglv beyond the cut ters, ,nearly to the ends of the central gathering fingers 116, see Fig. 4,,so that the stalk hcads are contained within the lower end of the trough as theynre severed from the stalks. The upper end of the trough extends above the side of the wagon. as is best shown in Figs. 1 and 2, by reference to, which it will be noticed a gathering wheel 4 operates within the trough, the same being keyed on the sleeve 13 on theouter mid of shaft,12 and is held from working off the said outer end by a keeper arm 1+1 that engages. the outer end of the shaft and is made fast to the outer side of the trough, as indi- V heel 4 includes a conical wardly, the said incline in practice being preferably not less than six inches to the foot. to cause the tops that are gathered on the circumference of the wheel to slide inwardly. \Vheel 4; also includes a number of radial paddlelike blades 15 that sweep through the trough 3 and convey .lhc tops or heads up to the uuper or discharging end of the trough, from whence the said tops fall inwardlyonto an inclined platform 19 that projects from the upper edge of the wagon, see Fig. 2.

33 designates the pitlnan rod that joins the movable sickle or cutter bar withthe crank 70 of shaft 7. From the foregoing taken in connection with the drawings the complete construc tion, the manner in which the machine is operated and its advantages will be readily apparent.

By reason of .-the peculiararrangement and combination of the parts, as shown and described, assuming the wagon to be traveling in the direction indicated by the arrow on Fig. 10 the front or auxiliary bender engages the tops of the long stalks and bends them down so they, with the other stalktops, are bent down by the bender 42 it being understood that the several guides 116 tend to support and holdthe cut heads from falling to the ground and in position to be engaged by the sweeps or paddles of the v \I 'conveyer wheel 4, which carries the out heads and delivers them onto the platt'orm 19, from whence they:

drop into wagon, as

{ before stated.

While the detailed arrangement shown and described is a preferred construction, we do not limit ourselves to the- S:ill l8,SlliC the saidconstructionmaybe varied or modified Without departingfroin our invention or the scope of the appended claims.

What we claim is:' 1. A machine of the character described,

comprising, cutting mechanism, means for elevating the cut tops and discharging them into the \Vzig011,()lll0l' means for guiding the. stalks .to the cutting mechanism, sa id guidin means including forwardly. extended si e arms and a cross member on the arms ,for bending the stalk tops over, and a sup-- plemental top bending means'in advance of the said cross member and in a plane above the said cross member.

2. In amachine of the character described, the combination with a wagon body; of 'a supporting frame vertically adjustable upon the said wagon body, ineansfor holding said frame to its adpistm'ents, a horizontally disposed cutting mechanism, a gatherv ing and discharging mechanism vertically disposed with refercnce'to tlie'cutting mechanism, and a means for guiding the stalks tofthecutting mechanism, the saidcutting mechanism and gathering and discharging mechanism being mounted upon the vertically movable frame, and 'bodilyadjustable therewith, power transn'iission for operating the gathering, cutting and discharging mechanisms coupled with a drive member of the wagon, the guiding means including a series of centrally disposed fingers extended forwardly :from the cutting mechanism, op.- positely disposed side arms that project for- .wardly and downwardly from the cutting mechanism "and a bridge member that joins the said arms.

- 3'. In a machine of the character described, the combination with a wagon body; of a supporting frame vertically adjustable on thewag on body, means for controlling the adjustments of the said fraine,-a cutting -meehanism,' a gathering and discharging mechanism. and a means. for guiding the stalks to the cutting mechanism, the said means, the gathering and discharging mech anism and the cutting mechanism all being mountedup'on the vertical frame and bodily adjustable therewith, power transmission for operating the cutting, gathering and discharging mechanisms coupled with a drive member of tie wagon, the guiding means including a. series of centrally disposed fingers extended forwardly from the cutting mechanism, and opposite side arms that project forwardly and downwardly from the'cutting mechanism and a bridge member that ]O1i1S the -side,arms located in advance of the centrally disposed fingers,

4. In a machine of the character described, a horizontally disposed cutting mechanism,

means for adjustably mounting it upon the side of a wagon, and projecting it laterally therefrom, means for guiding the stalks to the cutting mechanism,- anlarc shaped trough for receiving the ctit tops from the cutting mechanism, the said trough extending above and arranged to discharge. over the side of the wagon and a rotary member having sweep blades movable in .the trough for en gaging the tops as they are ,cut-to convey them up through the trough; 5.' In ainachine of the character described,

"a mechanism adapted for being mounted. upon the side of a wagon, said mechanism.

including cutting devices, means for guid ing the stalksto the cutting devices,a' semicircular' trough for receivingthe cut tops from the cutting devices, and which passes up rgbove the side of the wagon, a wheel of the stalks from the cutting devices, said trough extending above the side of the wagon, a frus'torconical shaped wheel having sweep blades for engaging thecut tops toco'nvey them up through thetrough, said wheel having its end of lesser diameter 10- cated adjacent to the wagonaiid its end of.

greater diameter located away from the- I wagon, and a platform on the wagon upon which the toppings are dropped to convey said toppings into the wagon,

7. In aicorn topping--niachine, vertically adjustable cutting. gathering and discharg ing mechanisms, means for shifting and holding said mechanisms toiliir adjusted posit-ions, vmeansifor guiding and bending the stalk-tops as they approach the cutting mechanism and a statioiiarily held auxiliary stalk bending device in advance of and in a planeiabove the said guiding and bending means. j

MARION S. 'BR OVVN. .,JOP IN A. BROWN,

\Vitn'esses SAMUEL BERNER,

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